frigedæg

Old English

Alternative forms

frigdæg

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, a calque of Latin diēs Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfriː.jeˌdæj/

Noun

frīġedæġ m

Friday

Declension

Declension of frigedæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frīġedæġ	frīġedagas
accusative	frīġedæġ	frīġedagas
genitive	frīġedæġes	frīġedaga
dative	frīġedæġe	frīġedagum

Derived terms

frīġeniht (“Thursday night”)
frīġeǣfen (“Thursday evening”)

Descendants

Middle English: Friday, ffryday, Freday, fridai, Fryda, fryday, Vriday, vridei; fridæi, Fridæig, friȝdæi
- English: Friday
  - Tok Pisin: Fraide
  - → Maori: Paraire
- Scots: Friday
- Yola: Vreedie, Vridei, vreedei

See also

Frīġ (“Frigg”)

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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